Legs and Borders

"At least now I knew that my heart was wedded to the mountains - to the wild places. It was there, and there alone, that I was whole, contented, and blissful. No relationship, career, or wealth could ever take its place." Heather "Anish" Anderson Last 20 miles hiking in Vermont, in rain but spending the night at the trail angels. I've set up the alarm clock to be up and running at 5 PM, first and foremost I wanted to be in Hanover as early as possible and to avoid the bulk of rain which was going to intensify in the afternoon. It started to drizzle right after I set off, trail wasn't too steep or muddy so it was fairly smooth sailing overall. I was surprised that Snail did not catch up with me but I guess he had a later start, he wasn't stopping at Norwich for long anyway. I went past few maple trees tap pipes which were extracting the juices later boiled down to make maple syrup, it was quite interesting to see. ...

"I'm going to JoJo the AT and I will start with only ten items" Snail "The state's name "Vermont" was derived from the french "Ver'Mont", meaning "Green Mountain" Information Board Today was the day of my favourite human encounters and not one but two! In the morning I've pushed for five miles to Killington where I was planning to have a breakfast. Half way through the 100 miles of Appalachian Trail overlapping with Long Trail was over and they both went their separate ways. I'm strongly considering coming back here and finishing hiking Long Trail if time allows, it would be great to arrive at the Canadian border again and finish this trail which was an inspiration for the AT. Deli at the Killington was opened and after a fifteen minute walk from trail I've ordered "Killington's Best Breakfast Sandwich" (with steak, egg and cheese), coffee and an apple frit...